Performing Arts Technician - Full-time

Highworth Grammar School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-4092-230S
• Posted:21/01/2026
• Pay:Kent Scheme D
• Start Date:ASAP
• App Close Date:04/02/2026 at 08:00
• Interviews:w/c 9th February 2026

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Performing Arts Technician

37 hours per week

Kent Scheme D £26,393pa - £27,713pa

We are looking for an enthusiastic, imaginative, and pro-active person with past theatre lighting or sound technical experience to join us and support performances and presentations across the school.

This role includes responsibility for sound and lighting (design, rigging, programming and execution) for school and visiting performances.  Flexible working hours will be a requirement to facilitate rehearsals and events beyond the school day plus attending planned evening performances and events during the year will be required.

Supporting creativity within performing arts and developing opportunities of ‘tech’ training for students will require good communication skills and passion. Technical support for all performing arts practical exam work will be important. Additional valuable skills which would be desirable but not essential include set construction, video editing and familiarity with video recording or studio sound recording and music production, using ‘Logic’, or similar software.

The role includes responsibility for maintaining technical equipment, ensuring a safe and tidy working environment, acting as a first aider (training provided), and supporting other teams, such as the Facilities team,  according to the School’s needs. 

If you are interested in applying for this role, please use the following link to apply online via our vacancy portal SAMpeople Recruit:    Apply now – Performing Arts Technician 

We do not accept CVs.

Closing Date:   Wednesday 4^th February  2026 at 8am

Interviews will be held w/c 9^th February 2026

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received.  Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Highworth Grammar School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Highworth Grammar School is committed to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. This post will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

Information about the school

Highworth Grammar School is an over-subscribed 11 – 18, selective girls’ school of 1553 students with 462 students in the Sixth Form (98 boys). We are situated in the South East of England, with excellent transport links to both the rest of Kent and London.

The school has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence coupled with outstanding pastoral care. Our performance measure page can be accessed using this link: https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/136379/highworth-grammar-school

Job Contact Information

• Name:HR
• Address:Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
• Telephone: 01233 624910
• Email: HR@highworth.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Pack - Performing Arts Technician